About Keshif Ventures
Keshif Ventures is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of San Diego, United States. As of Nov 2022, Keshif Ventures has invested in 56 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and HealthTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Personal AI Overall, Keshif Ventures portfolio has seen 1 IPO and 5 acquisitions including key companies like BioAtla, Koji and StemoniX. A lot of funds co-invest with Keshif Ventures, with names like Crescent Ridge Partners sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Keshif Ventures has team of 2 people including 1 partners.Key Metrics
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Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 1 more
Portfolio IPOs
Keshif Ventures' List of Top Investments
Keshif Ventures has a portfolio of 56 companies. Their most notable investments include SOCi and CloudBeds.Their portfolio spans across United States and China. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, HealthTech and 18 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Keshif Ventures:1. SOCi
Marketing platform for businesses. It provides a platform for multi-location businesses to streamline marketing strategies. It leverages AI to automate search optimization, social strategy, and reputation management. The platform offers a range of features to help businesses manage online presence and engage with customers across multiple locations.
Key facts about SOCi
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Stage: Series E
- Total Funding till date: $238M
- Employee Count: 629 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Blossom Street Ventures, Grayhawk Capital and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Mar 07, 2023, $*****
2. CloudBeds
Provider of a platform for hospitality operations, distribution, and marketing. The platform offers property management, payment processing, and channel management. It also provides tools for guest communication, digital check-in, and revenue intelligence. The platform integrates with various partners and offers customer support resources.
Key facts about CloudBeds
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series D
- Total Funding till date: $253M
- Employee Count: 792 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Pittco, SoftBank Vision Fund and 17 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Nov 03, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. PetDesk
Online client communication platform for veterinary doctors. It provides two interfaces for pet healthcare providers and for consumers. Its platform provides the facility to book appointments with pet care providers. Its features include staff assistance, a healthcare guide, client analytics, virtual care, etc. It also provides a reminder feature for medication and appointments, increasing the visibility of the pet care providers. It is available to download from google play and the apple store.
Key facts about PetDesk
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $14.1M
- Employee Count: 330 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: PeakSpan Capital, Blueprint Equity and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jan 18, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. AttackIQ
Provider of security validation and exposure management through adversarial emulation. The company's platform offers continuous, comprehensive, and targeted testing to maintain defense readiness. It validates threats, controls, and attack paths across cloud, identity, and infrastructure. The platform evaluates defenses across endpoints, hybrid environments, and third parties at scale. It prioritizes exploitable exposures and validates security control effectiveness. The company's offerings include attack path management, active threat monitoring, and vulnerability prioritization.
Key facts about AttackIQ
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $95.2M
- Employee Count: 195 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Qualcomm Ventures, Salesforce Ventures and 12 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, May 12, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Personal AI
Developer of AI-based personal digital AI. It uploads and trains personal AI on all historical memories, knowledge, and experiences in order to create utility and value from data.
Key facts about Personal AI
- Founded Year: 2020
- Location: San Diego (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $0 - $1M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $21.9M
- Employee Count: 267 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Beni Venture Capital, Good Friends and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 09, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Keshif Ventures' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Keshif Ventures has invested in 56 companies over the last 14 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Personal AI and most recent follow-on round was in MixMode.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2020 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Keshif Ventures' Investments by Stage
Keshif Ventures has made 8 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.71M, 4 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $8.8M and 1 investment in Series B stage with an average round size of $14.4M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 8 |
Series A | 4 |
Series B | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Keshif Ventures' Investments by Sector
Keshif Ventures has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, Vertical SaaS, HealthTech and Life Sciences. Notably, it has invested in 51 Tech companies, 44 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 35 Software companies and at least 14 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 8 |
High Tech | 5 |
Vertical SaaS | 4 |
HealthTech | 3 |
Life Sciences | 2 |
Others | 7 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Keshif Ventures' Investments by Geography
Keshif Ventures has made most investments in United States (13).Keshif Ventures' recent investments
Keshif Ventures has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Keshif Ventures:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 18, 2022 | United States | Seed | 2879 | [+9] | |
Jul 14, 2022 | United States | Series A | 9008 | [+3] | |
Jul 29, 2021 | United States | Seed | 1649 | [+4] | |
Mar 16, 2021 | United States | Seed | 2964 | [+3] | |
Feb 09, 2021 | United States | Seed | 5206 | [+2] |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Keshif Ventures' Portfolio
1 of Keshif Ventures' portfolio company became public - BioAtla. It got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Dec 2020 at marketcap of $578MHere are Keshif Ventures' portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 16, 2020 | - | - | 2378 |
Acquired companies in Keshif Ventures' Portfolio
5 companies from Keshif Ventures' portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Koji in Dec 2023 by Linktr ee for $*****.Here are Keshif Ventures' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 14, 2023 | Jun 30, 2020 | Series A | 7982 | |
Aug 24, 2020 | Feb 28, 2019 | Series B | 2312 | |
Apr 24, 2020 | - | - | 7448 | |
Apr 20, 2018 | Aug 01, 2016 | Seed | 7251 | |
Mar 29, 2018 | - | - | 3408 |
Team profile of Keshif Ventures
Keshif Ventures has a team of 2 members including 1 Partner and 1 Principal located in United States. Keshif Ventures' team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Co-investors of Keshif Ventures
Over the past 14 years, 105 investors have co-invested in Keshif Ventures's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Keshif Ventures: EvoNexus, Techstars and 20 others have invested in rounds before Keshif Ventures. There are 4 companies where EvoNexus has invested before Keshif Ventures and 1 company where Techstars has invested before Keshif Ventures.
- Top Co-investors of Keshif Ventures: 43 investors entered a company along with Keshif Ventures. These include investors like Crescent Ridge Partners (2 companies).
- Invested after Keshif Ventures: A total of 40 investors have invested in Keshif Ventures's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include BDev Ventures (1 company), Entrada Ventures (1 company) and PSG (1 company).
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